Encased ambrotype, circa 1865, of Rosine Etta (Hubley) Herr (1850-1889). Seated in plaid dress by a column, in a composition case with gold trim and lined with red velvet.
Commemorative banner of Pennsylvania Coat of Arms and U.S. shield. Embroidered silk banner in original wooden frame. Embroidery measures about five feet square and shows an American spread eagle and the U.S. shield between four tasseled American flags.
Provenance
Banner was stored in a public building near Cleveland, Ohio for several decades (unknown how banner reached Ohio or why it was stored there). It reached the art market in the 1960s. It is believed to be from the Japanese delegation of 1860.
Banner is believed to have been a gift to President Buchanan in 1860 by the first Japanese mission to the White House. According to documentation from Thomas L. Hughes, the Pennsylvania Coat of Arms was regulated in 1875 to have two white horses and 'no
Large Nazi banner to be hung from large metal clamp attached to heavy rope thread through fabric tube at one end. A dual-sided black swastika is within a white 26-inch-diameter circle on a red field. Top and bottom edges are selvedge on this 39.5-inch wide fabric.
Servants bell used by Thaddeus Stevens. Has thin, disk-shaped stone base with bell mounted above, encircled by a decorative housing comprised of three Mother of Pear shells, floral and vining grapes of copper, and external copper clapper suspended from an arching copper wire. Stone base supports a brass pierced gallery encircling the bell.
Wooden printing block with etching on copper showing entryway to Watt & Shand department store. Etching on copper is less than 1/8 inch thick and held to block with 4 small nails.
Wooden printing block with 3 images of storefront of Watt & Shand department store. 1878 at top, 1898 below, and larger undated image of entire building at center bottom, probably the most current appearance at the time of creation of printing block. Labeled Watt & Shand below lowest image Irregularly shaped metal etching held to block with 8 nails. Deep etching. Block is pieced.
Wooden printing block of northwest corner of Watt & Shand department store in Lancaster city, shows American flags flying from the roof. Approximately 1/8 inch thick copper plate held to block by 6 nails. Brown paper stuck to back.
Wooden printing block showing Watt & Shand department store facade with Soldiers & Sailors monument in Center Square Lancaster city. Golden Jubilee 1928 inset on viewer's lower left shows doorway and sidewalk. Entire image is surrounded by 2 parallel lines as a border with flourishes around inset. Pink or salmon paper stuck to back.
